Given how fast Bid-Ninja has been growing (not only for our QuiBids products, but for our DealDash & Beezid products as well), we have hardly been able to keep up with some of our new users questions. There is admittedly a lot to get familiar with when you first get started with Bid-Ninja, so we felt that it was about time we created short & concise videos that answer every question that we get the most of.

What we did was “break down” the installation and use of our software into the smallest segments possible and created videos explaining each one. This has allowed us to create very short videos that allow you as a user to quickly find the video that is going to answer your question and only your question. You won’t be stuck having to sit through a 2o minute video trying to find just that one moment that answers just your question.

For example, if you’ve been trying to figure out how to view the “forever free” auction tracker that allows you to pull up a list of all Quibids live auctions within FireFox, but you couldn’t figure out how, we’ve got a video for that (and only that)!

What about if you couldn’t figure out how to install Bid-Ninja into Google Chrome you say? No problem! We’ve got a video for that (and only that) too!

Don’t understand what each of the tabs & reports of information you’re looking at are when you first arrive at an auction? Once again, we’ve got you covered! We’ve got a video that goes over ONLY the information you see when you first arrive at an auction.

In other words, everything about our software from the analytics, to the player stats, to the autobidder to the auction tracker all have their own short video answering just what questions you’ve got on your mind.

So go ahead, if you’ve got a question, get it answered on our “video wall” here.

With the rollout of Quibids new “locked auctions” the more experienced Quibids players thought winning on Quibids would become more difficult…this couldn’t be further from the truth!

Bid-Ninja rolled out a truckload of new features that actually make winning on Quibids in combination with these new locked auctions even easier than it has ever been before. This video demonstrates just exactly how that’s possible. Now not only will you know when a Quibids auction will lock before it does, but you’ll also be able to see which bidders have and haven’t been locked out of an auction after it locks AND you’ll see which bidders will and won’t be locked out before an auction actually does!

Here is the video (watch in full screen HD to see details):

Knowing when a Quibids auction locks before it does means that you don’t need to waste bids trying to prevent yourself from being locked out. You can now just pop into an auction just before it’s going to lock, place a single bid, and then when it locks you won’t be locked out!

In addition, knowing who will and won’t be locked out means you could, for example, compare two auctions of the same type (say, a $50 gift card) and you can check which one will have less eligible bidders left in it after it locks. Would you rather play in an auction against 15 bidders or in an auction with only 8 eligible bidders? The latter of course! Using Bid-Ninja you’ll be able to see that!

Bid-Ninja Has Completed the Scheduled Maintenance Upgrade…and Bid-Ninja is Now Faster & Better Than it Has Ever Been in the History of It’s Existence!

As you probably already know, Bid-Ninja had a scheduled maintenance upgrade performed on December 6th. It took us longer to complete than we wanted it to (wasn’t finished until 3:00am on December 7th) which we apologize for, but once we started it we couldn’t simply stop in the middle. So, again, we do sincerely apologize for the extended outage, however it was well worth it. Bid-Ninja is now faster and more efficient than it has ever been.

We have created a short video to PROVE to you how mind blowingly fast Bid-Ninja is now (in case you want to see proof before you log into Bid-Ninja)! Click the play button below to see for yourself:

4th Place Winner (Analytics or AutoBidder Subscription) – berettaindy37 for Thread: Up to 1200 free bids a year on Quibids, sorry admin better than you $15 tip 🙂 (it’s worth noting that had this user also included a strategy on how to use this in combination with Bid-Ninja and posted it in the “Strategies When Using Bid-Ninja” forum instead of the “Strategies Without Bid-Ninja” forum, he likely would have won first place, as this tip alone is excellent (it would have depended on the strategy included of course)

Bid-Ninja is Will Have a Scheduled Maintenance on 12/06/2013 – Anticipate Not Having Access to Bid-Ninja from 8:00am EST to 2:00pm EST

This Scheduled Maintenance Upgrade Will Bring Improve the Speed & Efficiency of Bid-Ninja to a Level NEVER Seen Before – Bid-Ninja Will be Faster Than Ever Before!

With the recent release of all of the Bid-Ninja Locked Auction Features, we’ve grown by leaps and bounds in a very short period of time. The ability to win more auctions using Bid-Ninja with these new features has grown tenfold…in short, it’s tremendously powerful and our users have experienced this personally…so of course word has spread like wildfire.

So not only are more of our users using our software more often, but we’ve also put on more new users than ever before, resulting in literally more users using our software (and winning more auctions) at the same time than at any point in the history of Bid-Ninja. That, in combination with the Holiday shopping season, has pushed our servers to the max.

As always, we want to make sure our loyal Bid-Ninja’s have the best user experience possible. So what we’re doing is upgrading our servers and our database language to bring more speed and efficiency to you.

We know this is inconvenient, but it’s a small price to pay for the incredible speed that will come in exchange for a few hours of downtime. Please anticipate not being able to use Bid-Ninja from 8:00am EST to 2:00pm EST on December 6th, 2013.

We know that the Quibids landscape has changed drastically since the rollout of these new locked auctions and some people have been left scratching their heads working out new strategies (er, rather, attempting to). Well as always, we’ve got your back! These new changes Quibids made, in combination with the changes we’ll be releasing in the near future for our Bid-Ninjas are actually going to make winning EVEN EASIER than before, no joke.

Now while the upgrades we go over on this page are literally going to blow your mind…we’ve got a few more up our sleeve that are too powerful (even more so than what is shared on that page above) for us to share publicly right now. We’re still working out a plan on how to secretly share it exclusively with paid users without it “leaking” to the public.

Don’t forget that even in addition to all of that, we’re also rolling out support for DealDash and Beezid. Those on the pre-registrations lists for the DealDash Release and Beezid Release are getting something very special (you can see what on those pages).

As a warning, because of all of these upgrades, the cost of Bid-Ninja is going to go up. Those who are already paid customers or become paid customers before the release of these features will be “locked in” at the current price though…everybody else will have to shell out a bit extra.

We are so excited we can barely contain ourselves…hold onto your seat because this is going to be a wild ride!

Quibids just rolled out a new feature on their site…they’re called “Locked Auctions” and you can read about them on their site here: Quibids Locked Auctions

They have entitled the post with “Winning Just Got Easier”…and boy are they right! More specifically, winning is about to get a whole lot easier for all Bid-Ninja users! We’ll have the features gone over in the rest of this blog post implemented in the near future to make winning on Quibids using Bid-Ninja even easier than it already does.

Anyway, the gist of that Quibids post is that they’re now locking all auctions to prevent other players from “jumping” into the auction after a certain point. The only way you won’t be locked out, is if you meet one of two criteria (and no, just placing a bid at the beginning of the auction will NOT prevent them from locking you out…it’s a far more intricate process than that).

Anyway, we know what the specifics are to prevent being locked out when the auction does “get locked” by Quibids, which means Bid-Ninja will not only be able to keep you notified about how many bids you need to place or when you need to bid to NOT be locked out of an auction, but Bid-Ninja will also be able to show you which other players have already been locked out and no longer can place bids on the auction! What’s even better, we’ll be updating the AutoBidder to include an additional autobidding option…an option that if checked, will ensure that it places just the minimum amount of bids necessary to prevent you from being locked out of any auction!

This is HUGE…not only are you not going to have to worry about “jumpers” anymore, but you’ll know exactly which players that had placed bids at some point in the auction are no longer are allowed to place bids any more.

In other words…and read this carefully…once the auction locks, if you’re using Bid-Ninja, you’ll be able to actually SEE the EXACT number of bidders left that are eligible to place bids on the auction…what’s more, you’ll be able to see how many bids each of those eligible players have already placed and how many they have left before they’ll have “purchased” the item and can no longer place bids.

The Quibids world (for Bid-Ninjas anyway) has just gotten a whole lot better. Granted, this means you’ll need to change up your strategies a bit to make sure you’re not locked out, but after that, as a Bid-Ninja, the world is your oyster!

We hope you’re as excited about these changes as we are!

Keep your eyes open for our newly implemented features coming in the very near future.

Bid-Ninja has grown tremendously as of late, with more and more Bid-Ninjas joining the fold.

In celebration of Bid-Ninja reaching over 1,600 users and our upcoming launch of Bid-Ninja for DealDash & Beezid, we’re holding a contest where we’re giving away over $350 in prizes in the form of cash, gift cards & memberships!

You do not have to be a paid Bid-Ninja user to enter…in fact, anybody at all can enter, even if you’ve never seen our website before, so tell your friends and family!

Consider this our way of giving back to all those of you who have helped us get to where we are today…the dominant force in helping penny auction players literally slice right through their competition on Quibids (and soon to do the same for DealDash and Beezid!).

After you’re done checking out the contest and entering for your chance to win, don’t forget to sign up to be on the special pre-release list for our DealDash Launch and our Beezid Launch!